ASN Wikibase Occurrence # 52886
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| Date: | Wednesday 27 May 1942 |
| Time: | 16:37-43 |
| Type: |  Supermarine Spitfire Mk Vb |
| Owner/operator: | 222 (Natal) Sqn RAF |
| Registration: | W3563 |
| MSN: | ZD-? |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Location: | North Sea NW of Domburg, Zeeland -
 Netherlands
|
| Phase: | Combat |
| Nature: | Military |
| Departure airport: | RAF North Weald |
Operation - Rodeo (fighter sweeps over enemy territory) - Vlissingen, Zeeland.
The aircraft was shot down by an Fw 190A of 4./JG 1 based at Woensdrecht airfield.
Defeated at 16.37 hrs by Feldwebel Erich Kaiser or at 16.43 hrs by Feldwebel Ernst Winkler.
Sgt. C.A.G. Armstrong is missing in action and is commemorated on the Runnymede Memorial; panel 77.
Sources:
SGLO database - https://verliesregister.studiegroepluchtoorlog.nl/ahome/lossregister/results?sglo=T1522
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 17-Dec-2008 11:45 | ASN archive | Added |
| 01-Jan-2012 09:18 | Nepa | Updated [Aircraft type, Total occupants] |
| 19-Jan-2012 02:14 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Phase, Departure airport, Narrative] |
| 26-May-2017 08:34 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Aircraft type, Operator, Other fatalities, Location, Departure airport, Destination airport, Source, Narrative] |
| 13-Feb-2018 21:26 | Nepa | Updated [Operator, Location, Destination airport, Narrative] |
| 20-Apr-2020 14:44 | TigerTimon | Updated [Cn, Other fatalities, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 20-May-2022 17:59 | TigerTimon | Updated [Time, Location, Source, Narrative] |
| 22-Jun-2022 04:03 | Ron Averes | Updated [Location] |
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